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Arena Dragovoljaca
Spectators: 7973 (Terracing: 5981, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) HRVATSKI DRAGOVOLJAC's Branko Mijatović started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Branko Mijatović in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roman Tuna prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Zoran Kaleb showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jure Salaj in the 7th minute of the match. Emil Krklec lost his temper 12 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 11th minute, one of HRVATSKI DRAGOVOLJAC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for HRVATSKI DRAGOVOLJAC. The referee gave NK SAVA Strmec a penalty, 14 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Jura Karuza, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of HRVATSKI DRAGOVOLJAC's Zoran Kaleb. 0-1. 16 minutes into the game, Ljubomir Barukčić was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. NK SAVA Strmec's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave HRVATSKI DRAGOVOLJAC the free kick. Ljubomir Barukčić hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Krešo Švaljek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zoran Kaleb having to interfere. Zoran Kaleb showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Krešo Švaljek in the 24th minute of the match. NK SAVA Strmec's Krešo Švaljek got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 31 minutes into the game, Branko Mijatović was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. HRVATSKI DRAGOVOLJAC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave NK SAVA Strmec the free kick. A collision led to HRVATSKI DRAGOVOLJAC getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Branko Mijatović hit a great ball. Branko Mijatović fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Tuna having to interfere. When Berislav Mužić came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the HRVATSKI DRAGOVOLJAC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Berislav Mužić couldn't finish the play. Krešo Švaljek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

After 54 minutes, Đuro Dumančić mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the NK SAVA Strmec and the HRVATSKI DRAGOVOLJAC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 54 played minutes NK SAVA Strmec got a freekick which was hit by Đuro Dumančić. With a little luck, HRVATSKI DRAGOVOLJAC's Zoran Kaleb got control of the ball when Jure Salaj tried to sneak it across the goal line. Zoran Kaleb was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Krešo Švaljek showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 59 minute of play. With a little luck, HRVATSKI DRAGOVOLJAC's Zoran Kaleb got control of the ball when Jure Salaj tried to sneak it across the goal line. Roman Tuna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Berislav Mužić in the 82nd minute of play. When NK SAVA Strmec's Krešo Švaljek in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye HRVATSKI DRAGOVOLJAC's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as NK SAVA Strmec's Krešo Švaljek slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Zoran Kaleb. That made the score 0-3 after 87 minutes of play. Jure Salaj sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zoran Kaleb made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jure Salaj in the 95th minute. Ljubomir Barukčić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The HRVATSKI DRAGOVOLJAC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching NK SAVA Strmec's performance. The match ended with a win for NK SAVA Strmec.